Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Skip, You are correct on the $1000 plus cost. I had to put a M6 finder (actually M4-P) in my M2 because the original finder died and was told M2 finder parts are no longer available. Steve Annapolis - ---------- >From: Skip Williams <skipwilliams@pobox.com> >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: Re: [Leica] M3 loading & other modifications >Date: Wed, Feb 23, 2000, 9:39 AM > > I'd bet that it would cost north of $1,000 US to retrofit an M3 finder into > a M6. With user M6's going for $1,200 - $1,400, you'd be talking about > $2200 - $2500. A new M6TTL .85 is around $1900, and a M6 Classic .85 is > around $21-2200. You do the math. > > Is it worth it? > > Skip > > At 2/22/00 11:18 PM -0500, you wrote: > >>In a message dated 2/22/00 6:00:50 PM, BernardDelgado@excite.com writes: >> >><< Also, I'll pose a question. Now that used M6 are more common, Would it be a >>better idea to put an M3 viewfinder in a used M6 & have the convenience of >>the loading & winder couplings? Or would you rather go to all the trouble of >>having an M3 converted to take a winder? >> >> >> >>My guess it that you could buy a .85 M6 for about the same money . . . >> >>Bob (lusts after the .85) McEowen > > > ----------------------------------------------- > Skip Williams > Westfield, NJ > skipwilliams@pobox.com > ----------------------------------------------- >